Ah Sow Passed Away... Sigh

Ah Sow passed away on 1st October 2007, 7pm++

She is Mum's landlady, Mum stayed at her 3 room flat in Old Airport Road when she first came to SG from Pahang, Malaysia.

Ah Sow is like Mum's sister. Whenever Mum needs help, she will call her. Ah Sow will dish out advice on what to cook for us kids & etc whenever we re down with an illness or stuff. Ah Sow even plucked "chicken shit" grass for Piglet to bath in when she heard that Piglet was down with skin problem.

Every Chinese New Year, we will go to her place and her place will be bustling with activities. The adults will gamble while we kids will play.

Ah Sow was diagnosed with cancer 1.5 years ago. Due to miscommunication or what, she did not go for chemotherapy straight after her first operation. Her condition was erratic, sometimes good and sometimes bad... About 1-2 mths before her death, I even bought Piglet to visit her at Old Airport Road. She was happily chatting with us even though, she was not feeling very well..

2 weeks later, Mum told me that Ah Sow's condition was very bad. She was bedridden and refused to talk to anyone of them. It was only when Sis told her about her impending trip to London and Piglet, then she responded. Later, Ah Sou was hospitalised for 2 weeks before transferring to the hospice.

She finally passed away and I m glad as she no longer has to suffer. Somehow, I told Mum that its better to pass away in an instant rather than in such a painful way. I wondered what will i do if such things will to happen to my parents?

Life is as such and i must learn to appreciate my parents more. And teach Piglet to love them in the way, i love them too.